Festival of India and Health Fair

The South Texas Hindu Society hosted its sixth annual Festival of India and Health Fair on Saturday at the Sri Venkateswara Temple of Corpus Christi. Attendees enjoyed Indian food, dancing and music.

George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times Tanisha Agarwal dances for hundreds of attendees the sixth annual South Texas Hindu Society’s Festival of India and Health fair on Saturday.

George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times Ishwar Patel (left) and Ajit Bakhata (right) perform the popular feat of extracting juice from sugar cane. Sugar cane sticks are passed through a machine that squashes the sticks until juice is extracted and is mixed with ginger and lime.

George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times Amisha Agarwal dances during the sixth annual Indian Festival and Health Fair on Saturday.

George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times Maya Pathikonda (center) leads the volunteers at the serving line. Hundreds of attendees enjoyed Indian cuisine during the sixth annual Indian Festival and Health Fair.

George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times Attendees lined up to watch juice get extracted from sugar cane sticks during the South Texas Hindu Society’s sixth annual Indian Festival and Health Fair on Saturday. The juice is mixed with ginger and lime.